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Answers are subject to change. The Illinois Department of Public Health is responsible for the development, implementation, and enforcement of the Food Handler Regulation Enforcement Act. This is not an ISBE or USDA mandate.  \nWho is considered a food handler?  \n\"Food employee\" or \"food handler\" means an individual working with unpackaged food, food equipment or utensils, or food-contact surfaces. “Food employee” or “food handler” does not include unpaid volunteers in a food establishment, whether permanent or temporary.  \nWho is required to have food handler training?  \nAny food handler working in Illinois, unless that person has a valid Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification (FSSMC) or unpaid volunteer. If someone working in a facility is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they must have food handler training.  \nWho is NOT required to have food handler training?  \nAnyone working in a facility who is not a food handler by definition, unpaid volunteers or any food handler who has a valid Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification (FSSMC) . Also, in the proposed rules, temporary food establishments also will be exempt from the food handler training requirement.  \nFood Handlers Working in a Non-restaurant  \nWhat is a non-restaurant?  \nNon-restaurants are facilities, such as nursing homes, licensed day care homes and facilities, hospitals, schools, longterm care facilities and retail food stores.  \nWhat is the timeline for implementation?  \nAll food handlers working in non-restaurants shall have training completed by July 1, 2016. Enforcement will be limited to notification and education from July 1-December 31, 2016.  \nWhat type of training is offered for non-restaurants?  \nAny food handler training course that has been registered and approved by the Department is acceptable for food handlers in non-restaurants.  \nHow is the training administered?  \nTraining can be on-line, computer, classroom, live trainers, remote trainers and by certified food service sanitation managers.  \nWill everyone receiving food handler training receive a certificate?  \nNot every food handler training course will issue a certificate, but proof of training must be available in the facility upon inspector request. ISBE will email child nuttion program staff their pass or fail results.  \nHow long is the certificate valid?  \nThose working in non-restaurants are not required to take another food handler training, UNLESS they go to work for another employer or if they work in nursing homes, licensed day care homes and facilities, hospitals, schools or long-term care facilities. Food handlers working in those facilities must receive training every three years. Food handler training for those working in non-restaurants is not transferable between employers.  \nWill the state issue food handler certifications?  \nNo, the state will not issue food handler certifications. The state will continue to issue the Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification (FSSMC) .  \nWill my food handler certificate be valid throughout Illinois?  \nNo, non-restaurant training is not transferable between employers.  \nIs the employer responsible for paying for food handler training?  \nNo, an employer is not responsible for paying for food handler training, since it is the property of the certificate holder.  \nCommon Questions Regarding Food Handler Training  \nIs there a set fee for the course?  \nNo, the act states there has to be at least one food handler training option available for $15.00 or less and there are multiple ANSI approved programs available online at that price. ISBE does not charge a fee for their workshops.  \nWill volunteers be required to have food handler training?  \nNo, only paid food employees will need to have food handler ","cbCaij95a502nSlp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij95a502nSlp","pdf",703468,"English","# Food Handler Training in Illinois\n## Who is considered a food handler?\n## Who is required to have food handler training?\n## Who is NOT required to have food handler training?\n## Food Handlers Working in a Non-restaurant\n### What is a non-restaurant?\n### What is the timeline for implementation?\n### What type of training is offered for non-restaurants?\n### How is the training administered?\n### Will everyone receiving food handler training receive a certificate?\n### How long is the certificate valid?\n### Will the state issue food handler certifications?\n### Will my food handler certificate be valid throughout Illinois?\n### Is the employer responsible for paying for food handler training?\n## Common Questions Regarding Food Handler Training","[{\"question\":\"Who is considered a food handler in Illinois?\",\"answer\":\"A food employee/food handler is an individual working with unpackaged food, food equipment or utensils, or food-contact surfaces. Unpaid volunteers are excluded from the definition.\"},{\"question\":\"Who must receive food handler training, and who is exempt?\",\"answer\":\"Any food handler working in Illinois generally must have training unless they hold valid Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification (FSSMC) or are an unpaid volunteer. Proposed rules also exempt temporary food establishments from the training requirement.\"},{\"question\":\"How do non-restaurant training timelines and enforcement work?\",\"answer\":\"Training for food handlers working in non-restaurants must be completed by July 1, 2016. From July 1 through December 31, 2016, enforcement is limited to notification and education.\"}]","Food Handler Training in Illinois - Frequently Asked Questions | PDF",1791602916]